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Re: 3D printing with fiberglass

2016-04-04T00:24:36Z

Actually my approach would be unusual as well, basically very similar than the one that is used in Mark I since I have very specific needs. So I intend to place fiberglass into FFF/FDM printed model just the same way as Mark I does. Do they use a special extruder for fiberglass?

Re: 3D printing with fiberglass

2016-04-03T23:54:32Z

The mark I is an unusual approach to 3d printing.

The alternative is a regular FFF/FDM printer with carbon fiber or fiberglass fill.
The caveat is you need a good quality hot end like an ed3 and a hardened nozzle as hard metal fills, glss and cf tend to be abrasive and wear out nozzles.

3Dom USA sells Engineering grade fiberglass reinforced PLA. And several vendors /manufacturers offer high performance carbon fiber filament.

https://printedsolid.com/collections/carbon-fiber
http://www.3domusa.com/glass-filled-pla/
I hope this helps
tin

3D printing with fiberglass

2016-04-03T22:58:32Z

I'm looking for a way to build a 3D printer with fiberglass printing capability such as Markforged Mark One. I haven't seen any alternatives to that one, so I was wondering if there are any extruders out there that support fiberglass printing at all? Ideally I would order a kit and then modify it in a way to add additional extruder for fiberglass, but I'm not sure what option would be the most viable. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.